NACD Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 2, 2018) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Cyber-Risk Oversight Program. In its first year, more than 175 corporate directors and senior executives completed the course, while an additional 135 who are enrolled in the program are progressing to complete the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight. The in-depth online program helps directors enhance their cybersecurity literacy and strengthen their boards’ oversight practices. The course is offered in partnership with Ridge Global and Carnegie Mellon University’s CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute.

WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 19, 2018) — The National Association of Corporate Directors(NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 corporate board members, today issued its annual call for nominations for the 2018 NACD Directorship 100™. This call for nominations also includes the NACD B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award and the NACD Director of the Year award.

WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 15, 2018) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, today announced 477 corporate directors who earned NACD Fellowship—The Gold Standard Director Credential® in 2017. These corporate directors serve on the boards of Fortune 500, nonprofit, and private companies that include the following organizations:*

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 25, 2018) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 corporate board members, today announced its 2018 Global Cyber Forum, which will be held April 17–18 in Geneva, Switzerland. This event recognizes the global nature of cyber threats and gives international scope to NACD’s efforts to drive board members’ greater understanding of, and role in, cybersecurity oversight.

WASHINGTON, DC (Jan. 23, 2018) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, today announced 199 corporate directors who have earned NACD Fellowship—The Gold Standard Director Credential®. These corporate directors serve on the boards of Fortune 500, nonprofit, and private companies that include the following organizations:*

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 16, 2018) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, today announced the corporate directors and senior executives who earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight during the second half of 2017.

WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 20, 2017) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, today announced that 171 corporate directors have reached their fifth year of NACD Fellowship—The Gold Standard Director Credential®. These directors became NACD Fellows in 2012 and have since maintained their Fellowship status through continuing director education with NACD.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 17,000 board members, today released its 2017–2018 NACD Public Company Governance Survey, an annual survey that looks through a board lens into the chief areas of concern for corporate directors. Industry disruption, business-model disruption, changing global conditions, and cybersecurity threats topped the list of concerns in this survey of 587 corporate directors representing 520 public companies.